The truth about Electrical Engineering

[kevm14]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNdPDbQjMr4

A couple things here...

1) It would appear that it is quite typical to not use advanced math in an engineering career, or even use much of what you learned in school. Using math in an engineering setting probably means you have a PhD and are some kind of research scientist, or at least someone who is highly qualified for the subject matter (as opposed to a run of the mill bachelor degreed individual)
2) Many engineers may not realize that other engineers also feel like they "aren't doing real engineering", and may tend to rate their employer negatively, likely assuming it is better almost everywhere else
3) Engineers that work in a single company longer may feel stronger about this since they don't have the personal data to say "my feelings are not unique and my employer is not unique - this is common."

That said, these two guys being interviewed seem like atypical examples.

[kevm14]

Other takeaways...

Jumping companies is the only real way to get meaningful raises.

If you have really high financial aspirations, being a line engineer at a big company is not going to get you there. You will need to probably have some kind of consulting business.

[Adam]

Jumping companies is the only real way to get meaningful raises.

Or threatening to.